WATCH: Donald Trump Meets Pope Francis

President Donald Trump and Pope Francis put aside their differences on Wednesday in a face-to-face meeting at The Vatican. It was the first time Trump met Pope Francis, who had been critical of plans to build “walls not bridges.”

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Trump first met with Pope Francis early in the morning in Italy, just before 9:00 a.m. local time. The President and First Lady Melania Trump had a private audience with the Pope and photos were taken.

Honor of a lifetime to meet His Holiness Pope Francis. I leave the Vatican more determined than ever to pursue PEACE in our world. pic.twitter.com/JzJDy7pllI

— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) May 24, 2017

According to the White House pool report, Trump and the Pope exchanged gifts. Trump gave the Pope three first edition books of Martin Luther King Jr.’s writings. The set included Stride Toward Freedom (1958), The Measure of a Man (1959), The Strength to Love (1963), Why We Can’t Wait (1964) and Where Do We Go from Here: Chaos or Community? (1967).

The Pope gave Trump the three documents that he traditionally gives visiting heads of state – Amoris Laetitia, Evangelii Gaudium and Laudato Si. He also gave Trump a World Day of Peace message, which he signed “personally” for Trump.

The White House pool reporters also noticed that the Pope asked Melania an interesting question. “What do you give him to eat, potizza?” the Pope asked, referring to a Slovenian dessert.

After the meeting, Trump also shared a video and said he is now “more determined than ever to pursue PEACE in our world.”

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Trump’s visit with the Pope came right in the middle of his first overseas trip as President. During the first half, Trump’s theme was pursuing peace among three of the world’s major religions, Islam, Judaism and Christianity. After visiting with the Pope, his trip turns political. He’ll attend a NATO summit in Brussels before returning to Italy for the G7 summit in Sicily.

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Daniel S. Levineis entertainment and news contributor to Heavy, and former editor at TheCelebrityCafe.com. Graduate of Hofstra University, plus classic movie and Star Wars geek. Follow him on Twitter at @dsl89 and contact him at daniel.levine@heavy.com.